192 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, mi. 



Pollinia, Trin. 



P. argentea, Trin. Act. Ac. Petersb. ; P. tristachya, Thw, Enum. 

 368, Andropogon tristachius, Eoxb. Fl. hid. I. 256. 



Ver. Chota Kussal, Eoira (Boida). 



Common in Lanowlee and all over the Presidency and other parts 

 of India. Eaten by cattle when young. Used at Poona for brooms 

 and thatching. When old it is not suited fqr fodder, the fibres being 

 hard. 



P. eriopoda, Hance in Journal of Bot. IV. 173 ; Spodiopogon 

 angustifolins, Trin. Spec. Gram. 336. Is said to exist at Mahabieshwar — 

 not seen by me. 



Spodiopogon, Trin. Fundam. 



S. Albidus, Benth. Jour. Linn. Soc. XIX., 66. 

 Andropogon rhizophorus, Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. I. 381, 

 It is found all over India ; not common. My specimens are from 

 North Kanara. 



Arthraxon, Beavv. Agrost. 



A. Lanceolatus, Hockst. in Flora. All over India, in Deccan and 

 Nepal, and in China. 



A. echinatus, Hockst. m Flora; Batratherum echinaium, Nees in 

 Edin. Phil Jour. 



Ver. Marvel, Kaduha-marvel. All over India, very common in 

 Lanowlee and over the ghats, Said to be ' good cutting and grazing,' 

 especially when young. It is not eaten by horses. The murication 

 on the external surface of the outer glume of the hermaphrodite 

 spikelets varies in different specimens. This grass is described by 

 Prof. Hack el as a variety of the last. 



A. microphy Hits > Hockst. in Flora, Common all over India. 



A. lancifolius. Hockst. in Flora. Andropogon lancifolius, Trm, 

 Mem. Ac. Petersb., is a variety of Arthraxon mycrophyllus, Hockst.: 

 also Arthraxon Mollis or Batratherum Molle, Nees, is a variety of the 

 last species. In both these varieties sessile spikelet is solitary, 

 especially on the upper part of the spikes. Their vernacular name 

 is Furadyache gavai. They are common in the rainy season in 

 Bombay, Lanowli, the Western GMts in general, Poona and Nasik. 

 Often seen growing on the top of old walls. Good fodder for cattle. 



